NBA notebook: Nets top Thunder; Durant ejected

Joe Johnson scored 33 points and Brooklyn dropped Oklahoma City 110-93 last night in a game featuring the first ejection of Kevin Durant's career.

Joe Johnson scored 33 points and Brooklyn dropped Oklahoma City 110-93 last night in a game featuring the first ejection of Kevin Durant’s career.

The Nets squandered a 23-point lead and allowed Oklahoma City to tie the score at 85 before ripping off a 23-8 run to regain control. Durant was ejected near the end of the second surge, for arguing with referee Danny Crawford.

Durant scored 27 points for the Thunder, which had won 12 straight at home.

Last night’s highlights

Heat 118, Mavericks 109, OT — LeBron James scored 32 points and finished one assist short of a triple-double, Dwyane Wade scored 27 and host Miami used a 16-3 run to tie the score in regulation and score the first seven points of overtime. O.J. Mayo scored 30 and Dirk Nowitzki — still working his way back from knee surgery — added 19 in 29 minutes for the Mavs, who are 0-6 in overtime this season.

Bulls 96, Magic 94 — Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 11 rebounds and Taj Gibson added 21 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago handed Orlando its seventh straight loss overall and fifth in a row at home. Jameer Nelson, who scored 32 points, missed a leaning jumper in the closing seconds that would have tied the score.

Grizzles 93, Celtics 83 — Former Buckeye Mike Conley had 23 points and nine assists as visiting Memphis handed Boston its fourth straight loss. The Celtics trailed by 18 early in the fourth quarter but closed the gap to 83-78. The Grizzlies hit 8 of 11 from the line to seal the victory.

Spurs 117, Bucks 110 — Tim Duncan had 28 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and visiting San Antonio won its seventh in a row.

Son of Clippers owner found dead

The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu, Calif., home, authorities said. The body of Scott Ashley Sterling, 32, was found shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles County coroner office said.

Donald Sterling, 77, a billionaire real estate mogul who purchased the team in 1981, and his wife, Shelley, released a statement thanking friends for sympathy, asking for privacy and saying their son was diabetic, but did not indicate what role, if any, that might have played in his death. A corner’s office spokesman said the death appeared to be accidental.

“Our son Scott has fought a long and valiant battle against Type 1 Diabetes,” the statement said. “His death is a terrible tragedy, the effects of which will be felt forever by our family and all those who knew and loved him.”

Utah’s Williams out

Utah point guard Mo Williams is expected to miss six weeks after having surgery on his right thumb. Williams, a 10-year pro averaging 12.9 points and 6.7 assists, had not played since injuring the thumb on Dec. 22 at Miami.